 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble...  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Pàgina 23per Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pàgines
...play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd NOTES. for thofe of the fame kind, confefledly larger, and infinitely more eminent, in another. To... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pàgines
...play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd NOTES. for thofe of the fame kind, confefledly larger, and infinitely more eminent, in another. •... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pàgines
...And heads and pray'r-hooks are the toys of age : t80 Pleas'd with this hauhle still, as that oefore, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that heautify our days; Each want of happiness hy hope supplied, 285 And each... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pàgines
...amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor...is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness hy hope supplied, And each vacuity... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pàgines
...amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this hauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor...is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days , Each want of happiness by hope supplied, And each vacuity... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pàgines
...amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age; Pleas'd with- this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor...is o'er. Mean-while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days; Each want of happiness by hope supply'cl, And each vacuity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pàgines
...riper stage, And beads and f rayer-books are the toys of age : 281} Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; 'Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's...is o'er. Meanwhile Opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days: Each want of happiness by Hope supply'd, And each vacuity... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pàgines
...youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pàgines
...amuse his riper stage, N And cards and counters are the toys of age ; Fleas'd with this bauble still, as that before , Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's...o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds, with varying rays, Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope siipply'd, And each vacuity... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pàgines
...amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer books are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, 'Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. II. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want... | |
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